Lauryn is an associate in the Austin office. Her practice focuses on renewable energy transactions such as the acquisition and sale of renewable energy projects, joint ventures, project development and matters concerning engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreements. Her practice also involves representing lenders, including bilateral and multilateral develop finance agencies, and borrowers in structuring, negotiating, documents and implementing domestic and international project financings. Professional Experience Education JD, The George Washington University Law School, 2021, Concentration in Business and Finance Law Master of Science in Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, 2018, Convocation Speaker BA, Spanish, University of California, Los Angeles, 2017 Culver Academies, Senior Prefect At UCLA, Lauryn competed as a Division 1 Rower winning gold in the Varsity 4+ at the San Diego Crew Classic. Admissions Texas State Bar Representative experience Represented Jupiter Power in an agreement for Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. to supply services including provision of equipment, engineering, procurement, construction. commissioning and energy management of two battery storage projects (100MW battery storage energy system in Fort Stockton, Texas and 10MW system in Carpinteria, California). Represented a leading US solar developer in its recent merger with a Fortune 500 global energy company. Represented purchaser in relation to the acquisition of a solar powered electricity generating project. Represented purchaser in relation to the acquisition of membership interests of a solar project. Represented developer in negotiation of engineering, procurement and construction agreements for the provision of balance of plant construction with respect to three battery storage projects. Represented seller in the acquisition of membership interests of a solar facility with battery energy storage. Represented purchaser in relation to the acquisition of a 197 MW development stage wind energy facility. Represented United States International Development Finance Corporation on the US$1 billion debt financing to finance Approved Vaccine procurement to eligible countries that participate in COVAX AMC. Represented the management team in an equity financing to launch a large-scale clean hydrogen pipeline transportation and salt cavern storage platform. Represented BCPG Public Company Limited (BCPG) in relation to the purchase of cycle power generating portfolio from Carlyle. Represented IRG Acquisition Holdings, a partnership between Invenergy, CDPQ and Blackstone Infrastructure, on the purchase of a 1,365 MW portfolio of operating wind and solar projects from American Electric Power for approximately $1.5 billion. Represented Perennial Power Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, in a joint venture transaction with Advantage Capital to establish Perennial Renewables LLC, a limited liability company that develops renewable energy projects with a focus on solar power generation. Rankings and recognitions 2023 The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 Award (Texas)
Alexander ("Alex") is an attorney at the law offices of O'Hanlon, Demerath, & Castillo, P.C., and is responsible for all Family Law client matters. Alex began his legal career in Dallas, Texas as a Commercial Litigation Associate, where he primarily handled complex commercial litigation, arbitration matters, and a wide variety of civil disputes. Alex counseled clients in disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, tortious interference, breach of fiduciary duty, residential/commercial real estate disputes, and family law matters. Additionally, Alex assisted small businesses and entrepreneurs with entity formation, business operating agreements, employment/independent contractor agreements and other essential business-related legal services. In 2020, Alex was selected to join The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, an organization dedicated to championing African American legal excellence. Alex graduated from the University of North Texas Dallas College of Law, the #1 law school in the nation for diversity. During his law school career, Alex served as a Staff Editor to the UNT Dallas College of Law Review and Accessible Law Journal, was named President of the Board of Advocates, and was a law clerk for both the 101st and 193rd Civil District Courts. Alex participated in Mock Trial competitions and earned distinctions, including Best Advocate and Finalist in the 2018 National Employment & Labor Law Mock Trial Competition. Practice Areas Family Law Business Law and Litigation Entity Formation and Start-Up Business Counsel Education UNT Dallas College of Law (J.D., 2018) Texas Christian University (B.S., 2014) Memberships Member, Dallas Bar Association Member, Tarrant County Bar Association Member, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association Dallas Association of Young Lawyers State Bar of Texas Real Estate, Probate, & Trust Law Section State Bar of Texas Solo and Small Firm Section Bar Admissions Texas Professional Awards/Honors The National Black Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40 (2020-current) (Texas) Texas Christian University, Young Chancellor's Advisory Council (2020-2024) Texas Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters (2022-2023), (2023-2024)